Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question

From	Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question
Date	2016-04-04 17:20 +0200
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On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 08:56:23 +0000
Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Apr 3, 2016, 17:11 Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Op Sat, 02 Apr 2016 19:46:09 +0200 schreef Alan McConnell
> > <alan@his.com>:
> >
> > > Well, I finally got my Jessie installed!  I had to pick a
> > > different kernel than then one
> > > suggested, but things finally went through.  I was even able to
> > > use the partitions I had
> > > prepared and carefully sized.
> > >
> > > My question:  how do I install "new" SW?  E.g. emacs, and mutt,
> > > and ImageMagick?  These
> > > are not found on the one CD I have.  I have in addition a thumb
> > > drive, which came with
> > > my purchase from LinuxCollections.  I have mounted it and find
> > > that it is chock full
> > > of .deb files.  I suppose there is some way of 'manually' copying
> > > a particular .deb
> > > to my disk and then installing it.  But I am afraid of getting
> > > stuck in "dependency
> > > hell".  Does someone here also have the same CD + thumb drive
> > > situation.
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> I just don't understand why anyone would pay money for Jessie in the
> first place. It's supposed to be free software...

Your are free to distribute free software for money, if you so desire.
The point of free software is that you are *free* to distribute it as
you wish (either gratis or not).

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    OT: GRUB kernel options (Was: Blank screen on tty (console)) Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-02 05:40 +0200
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    Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Alan McConnell <alan@his.com> - 2016-04-02 19:50 +0200
      Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-04-02 21:20 +0200
        Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Alan McConnell <alan@his.com> - 2016-04-02 22:50 +0200
          Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-04-03 00:50 +0200
          Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-04-04 21:20 +0200
            Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Alan McConnell <alan@his.com> - 2016-04-04 23:00 +0200
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              Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-04-05 12:00 +0200
                Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-04-05 13:30 +0200
                Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-06 15:50 +0200
                Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Alan McConnell <alan@his.com> - 2016-04-05 16:00 +0200
      Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-04-03 10:20 +0200
        Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-03 11:00 +0200
          Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-04-03 11:10 +0200
            Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-04-03 12:30 +0200
          Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-04-03 21:30 +0200
            Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-04 04:30 +0200
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